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The Transfiguration

Psalm 2

1 Why do the nations conspire[a]and the peoples plot in vain?2 The kings of the earth rise upand the rulers band togetheragainst the Lord and against his anointed, saying,3 “Let us break their chainsand throw off their shackles.”

4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs;the Lord scoffs at them.5 He rebukes them in his angerand terrifies them in his wrath, saying,6 “I have installed my kingon Zion, my holy mountain.”

7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;today I have become your father.8 Ask me,and I will make the nations your inheritance,the ends of the earth your possession.9 You will break them with a rod of iron[b];you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”

10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;be warned, you rulers of the earth.11 Serve the Lord with fearand celebrate his rule with trembling.12 Kiss his son, or he will be angryand your way will lead to your destruction,for his wrath can flare up in a moment.Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,the world, and all who live in it;2 for he founded it on the seasand established it on the waters.

3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?Who may stand in his holy place?4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,who does not trust in an idolor swear by a false god.[a]

5 They will receive blessing from the Lordand vindication from God their Savior.6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,who seek your face, God of Jacob.[b][c]

7 Lift up your heads, you gates;be lifted up, you ancient doors,that the King of glory may come in.8 Who is this King of glory?The Lord strong and mighty,the Lord mighty in battle.9 Lift up your heads, you gates;lift them up, you ancient doors,that the King of glory may come in.10 Who is he, this King of glory?The Lord Almighty—he is the King of glory.

12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”

13 Then Moses set out with Joshua his aide, and Moses went up on the mountain of God.14 He said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.”

15 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,16 and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud.17 To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain.18 Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Present Weakness and Resurrection Life

4 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

1 Endow the king with your justice, O God,the royal son with your righteousness.2 May he judge your people in righteousness,your afflicted ones with justice.

3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,the hills the fruit of righteousness.4 May he defend the afflicted among the peopleand save the children of the needy;may he crush the oppressor.5 May he endure[a] as long as the sun,as long as the moon, through all generations.6 May he be like rain falling on a mown field,like showers watering the earth.7 In his days may the righteous flourishand prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

8 May he rule from sea to seaand from the River[b] to the ends of the earth.9 May the desert tribes bow before himand his enemies lick the dust.10 May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shoresbring tribute to him.May the kings of Sheba and Sebapresent him gifts.11 May all kings bow down to himand all nations serve him.

12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,the afflicted who have no one to help.13 He will take pity on the weak and the needyand save the needy from death.14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence,for precious is their blood in his sight.

15 Long may he live!May gold from Sheba be given him.May people ever pray for himand bless him all day long.16 May grain abound throughout the land;on the tops of the hills may it sway.May the crops flourish like Lebanonand thrive[c] like the grass of the field.17 May his name endure forever;may it continue as long as the sun.

Then all nations will be blessed through him,[d]and they will call him blessed.

18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,who alone does marvelous deeds.19 Praise be to his glorious name forever;may the whole earth be filled with his glory.Amen and Amen.

27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.28 Father, glorify your name!”

Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.”29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

30 Jesus said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine.31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.32 And I, when I am lifted up[a] from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.

34 The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

35 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.36 Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.